Members raggydoll Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 The input of my strat is crackling when I move the lead (no it's not the lead).How do you know if changing the input jack would help?Or could it be the wires? There doesn't seem to be much that could go wrong with the jack, it's soldered in and the lead makes contact. What would you guys do? Solder in a new one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Try bending the contacts so the output jack grips the plug better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members geekocaster Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 also check the positive tip for rust/corrosion. a guy brought me a guitar that needed a new jack when i took it out i noticed the tip had rusted, I just scrubbed it down with sandpaper and it worked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members raggydoll Posted December 2, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 cheers, I did bend the contact so it was a tighter fit but the problem was the same. I'll check for corrosion when i get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blazingblake Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 My jack on my squier strat recently messed up one of the wires broke from the jack I just soldered it back on and i'm rocking out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Output jack... I'd hit it with some contact cleaner before replacing it. That often does the trick. And it doesn't have to be something fancy. Just some of the stuff from Walmart or an auto parts store will suffice. And of course, be sure the jack itself is tight in the cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members raggydoll Posted December 2, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 cool, mines are still soldered in fine though. I really need to learn how to fix up my guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Probably just an old solder point. It's pretty hard to break an input jack. About two minutes with the soldering iron and it'll be like new again. If you do have to replace it, no big deal either. How much is a Switchcraft jack, about $8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Just clean it. Mine get that way real fast cause of humidity. I use a q tip with a bit of low abrasion metal cleaner. Works like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members raggydoll Posted December 2, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Cool, i'll desodler and clean up the contacts the solder it back in. Hopefully this solves the problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Probably just an old solder point. It's pretty hard to break an input jack. About two minutes with the soldering iron and it'll be like new again. If you do have to replace it, no big deal either. How much is a Switchcraft jack, about $8? About $3.50... just got a couple from Stew Mac along with a couple tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 About $3.50... just got a couple from Stew Mac along with a couple tools. There you go!Stewmac is such a cool store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 I had a cracking jack with my latest project, in which I re-used a jack and cup. It was crackling a bit, esp when a little bit of tension was put on the side of the cable. I hit it with contact cleaner and it helped a little bit, but it was still a bit crackly. I took the cup out of the body and took the jack out of the cup, hit it a bit better with the contact cleaner and adjust the buts so that the jack sat a bit higher in the cup. Problem solved! Not sure if it was the contact cleaner or the height adjustment, but it worked. I've cleaned several jacks and pots on guitars, amps and pedals and usually just the contact cleaner does the trick. Probably just using a bit more cleaner would have worked on this project but I just refinished the body a few days prior so didn't want any of the cleaner running down the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -=Pennywise=- Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 I take a piece of emory clothe or 400 grit sandpaper, roll it up and run it through the jack hole, and then scrub it on the tip, after that spray the thing with a blast of contact cleaner to get the thing clean, and ensure there's adequate pressure on the hot tip on the plug, bend it a little if you have to. I have NEVER had to replace a dirty jack by doing the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Philfixit Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Cool, i'll desodler and clean up the contacts the solder it back in. Hopefully this solves the problem! Thw whole idea behind cleaning the jack is to avoid desoldering it. If you have to desolder it to clean it, why not just replace it with a new one anyway? As has been pointed out, they're not expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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